PMID- 32930325 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201216 LR - 20230413 IS - 1938-3207 (Electronic) IS - 0002-9165 (Print) IS - 0002-9165 (Linking) VI - 112 IP - 5 DP - 2020 Nov 11 TI - Carbohydrate and fat intake associated with risk of metabolic diseases through epigenetics of CPT1A. PG - 1200-1211 LID - 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa233 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Epigenome-wide association studies identified the cg00574958 DNA methylation site at the carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1A (CPT1A) gene to be associated with reduced risk of metabolic diseases (hypertriglyceridemia, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome), but the mechanism underlying these associations is unknown. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to elucidate whether carbohydrate and fat intakes modulate cg00574958 methylation and the risk of metabolic diseases. METHODS: We examined associations between carbohydrate (CHO) and fat (FAT) intake, as percentages of total diet energy, and the CHO/FAT ratio with CPT1A-cg00574958, and the risk of metabolic diseases in 3 populations (Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network, n = 978; Framingham Heart Study, n = 2331; and REgistre GIroni del COR study, n = 645) while adjusting for confounding factors. To understand possible causal effects of dietary intake on the risk of metabolic diseases, we performed meta-analysis, CPT1A transcription analysis, and mediation analysis with CHO and FAT intakes as exposures and cg00574958 methylation as the mediator. RESULTS: We confirmed strong associations of cg00574958 methylation with metabolic phenotypes (BMI, triglyceride, glucose) and diseases in all 3 populations. Our results showed that CHO intake and CHO/FAT ratio were positively associated with cg00574958 methylation, whereas FAT intake was negatively correlated with cg00574958 methylation. Meta-analysis further confirmed this strong correlation, with beta = 58.4 +/- 7.27, P = 8.98 x 10-16 for CHO intake; beta = -36.4 +/- 5.95, P = 9.96 x 10-10 for FAT intake; and beta = 3.30 +/- 0.49, P = 1.48 x 10-11 for the CHO/FAT ratio. Furthermore, CPT1A mRNA expression was negatively associated with CHO intake, and positively associated with FAT intake, and metabolic phenotypes. Mediation analysis supports the hypothesis that CHO intake induces CPT1A methylation, hence reducing the risk of metabolic diseases, whereas FAT intake inhibits CPT1A methylation, thereby increasing the risk of metabolic diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the proportion of total energy supplied by CHO and FAT can have a causal effect on the risk of metabolic diseases via the epigenetic status of CPT1A.Study registration at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/: the Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network (GOLDN)-NCT01023750; and the Framingham Heart Study (FHS)-NCT00005121. CI - Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition 2020. FAU - Lai, Chao-Qiang AU - Lai CQ AD - USDA Agricultural Research Service, Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Parnell, Laurence D AU - Parnell LD AD - USDA Agricultural Research Service, Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Smith, Caren E AU - Smith CE AD - Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Guo, Tao AU - Guo T AD - Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Sayols-Baixeras, Sergi AU - Sayols-Baixeras S AD - Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. AD - CIBER Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. AD - Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala, Sweden. FAU - Aslibekyan, Stella AU - Aslibekyan S AD - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. FAU - Tiwari, Hemant K AU - Tiwari HK AD - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. FAU - Irvin, Marguerite R AU - Irvin MR AD - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. FAU - Bender, Carl AU - Bender C AD - Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Fei, David AU - Fei D AD - Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Hidalgo, Bertha AU - Hidalgo B AD - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. FAU - Hopkins, Paul N AU - Hopkins PN AD - Department of Cardiovascular Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. FAU - Absher, Devin M AU - Absher DM AD - Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA. FAU - Province, Michael A AU - Province MA AD - Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. FAU - Elosua, Roberto AU - Elosua R AD - Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. AD - CIBER Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. FAU - Arnett, Donna K AU - Arnett DK AD - College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. FAU - Ordovas, Jose M AU - Ordovas JM AD - Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. AD - IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM + CSIC, Madrid, Spain. AD - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00005121 SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01023750 GR - P30 DK056341/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK079626/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Am J Clin Nutr JT - The American journal of clinical nutrition JID - 0376027 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Dietary Fats) RN - EC 2.3.1.21 (CPT1A protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.1.21 (Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase/genetics/*metabolism MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*adverse effects MH - Dietary Fats/*adverse effects MH - *Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Epigenome MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - Genetic Variation MH - Genome-Wide Association Study MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged PMC - PMC7657341 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CPT1A OT - carbohydrate and fat intake OT - diabetes OT - dyslipidemia OT - epigenetics OT - hypertension OT - metabolic syndrome OT - obesity EDAT- 2020/09/16 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/17 06:00 PMCR- 2020/09/15 CRDT- 2020/09/15 08:53 PHST- 2020/03/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/15 08:53 [entrez] PHST- 2020/09/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0002-9165(22)00891-7 [pii] AID - nqaa233 [pii] AID - 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa233 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Nov 11;112(5):1200-1211. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa233.